They have also demanded establishing a centralised referral system for hospitals, implementing a bed vacancy monitoring system, ensuring proper facilities at workplaces, and increasing police protection in hospitals.The junior doctors continued their ‘fast-unto-death’ for the fifth consecutive day. Doctors Snigdha Hazra, Tanaya Panja, and Anustup Mukhopadhyay from Kolkata Medical College and Hospital, Arnab Mukhopadhyay from SSKM, Pulastha Acharya from NRS Medical College and Hospital, and Sayantani Ghosh Hazra from KPC Medical College have been staging a ‘fast-unto-death’ since Saturday evening.On Sunday, they were joined by Aniket Mahato from RG Kar Medical College. Two other junior doctors of Coochbehar Medical College are also continuing their hunger strike for the third day consecutive day in support of their colleagues here.Dr Punyabrata Gun, one of the joint convenors of the West Bengal Joint Platform of Doctors, said that they would continue supporting the junior medics.State government calls agitating junior docs for meeting The West Bengal government has invited agitating junior doctors for a meeting on Wednesday evening to resolve the RG Kar impasse, an official said. The meeting has been scheduled for 7.45 pm at the the state health department headquarters in Salt Lake. “You may bring a delegation of 8-10 members,” Chief Secretary Manoj Pant said in an email to medics. Debasish Halder, a member of the Junior Doctors’ Forum, said they would attend the meeting.
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